Friends Don't Let Friends Skip Leg Day
08-26-15, 08:25 PM
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Friends Don't Let Friends Skip Leg Day
Here in Massachusetts I celebrate Leg Season.
Here in Massachusetts I celebrate Leg Season.
...Summer for the time being, and the more prized for it.
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...I celebrate the nice weather part of the year as a self-proclaimed "Leg Season," when short pants are the usual dress. It starts on the first Sunday in May with the Annual Walk for Hunger, and ends on Columbus Day with the Annual Tufts 10 K Road Race, both attracting thousands of participants. 
08-28-15, 05:39 AM
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Here in Florida we celebrate leg day all year. 
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That's one day I didn't skip in the gym. Some try leg day only to quit because of how demanding it is. It paid off for me as at 50 years old I have strong legs from hitting the squat rack every week, among other leg routines.
08-28-15, 07:13 AM
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I don't do leg day.
...But that's because I squat every time I lift (3 times a week).
I find full body routines where I hit every muscle 3 times a week to be much better than doing 20 sets that work out a particular muscle group once a week.
But to each his own.
...But that's because I squat every time I lift (3 times a week).
I find full body routines where I hit every muscle 3 times a week to be much better than doing 20 sets that work out a particular muscle group once a week.
But to each his own.
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I'm glad that works for you. I started following Branch Warren's method of getting in 600 reps on leg day. Yes 600. Of course there was no way I could push the weight he pushed but I saw it as a challenge and did it. He hit 300 extensions in sets of 100 then hit the rack. I did breathing squats to get there then hit leg curls to end it. It worked.
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Those guys above have -- as Will Smith called them in Independence Day -- "chicken legs". 
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The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - Psalm 103:8
I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - Psalm 103:8
I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.
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Those guy's legs must be photoshopped ....
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There is a condition some people have where they have naturally poor circulation to the lower legs, and weight or fitness training doesn't make any difference. It occurs in both men and women. There's plenty of plastic surgery info online about it.
A lot of the guys who get calf implants are the ones who didn't know they had this problem until they started lifting weights, and they find that they can't get their calves to grow at all.
A lot of the guys who get calf implants are the ones who didn't know they had this problem until they started lifting weights, and they find that they can't get their calves to grow at all.
